The Cincinnati Red Stalkings

This is the fifth novel in the Mickey Rawlings Mystery Series that I've read and it doesn't disappoint. It is 1921 and Rawlings is now playing with the Cincinnati Reds. He volunteers to help a local baseball super fan, Oliver Penniman, set up an exhibit of memorabilia to honor the 1869 Cincinnati Re......more

For the baseball fans! I’m trying really hard to be objective about this book but this is the one I started reading this series for. It was so much fun having a book set in my hometown and I loved that Mickey got to play for my Reds. This one really showed me how much research is put into these books......more

I live in Cincinnati and enjoy baseball history so those facts influenced my rating- it would be lower otherwise. It’s hard to believe the clue in the memorabilia would have existed. It’s hard to believe the final confession would have happened. It’s hard to believe the secrets kept from the police......more

Troy Soos is a good baseball writer involving crime and murder. Bob introduced him to me. He has a number of other novellas......more

It's been a while since I read this book. I'd forgotten who the killer was. All around good book in the Troy Soos oeuvre. Soos really takes the reader to 1920s Cincinnati. I thought plot device of having a note inside the ball was very clever. Highly recommended.......more